2013 - Press Release

2013.12.16

World's First Success in Making a Graphene Product with 3D Strutted Structure

Development of "Chemical Blowing Method," Inspired by the Blown-Sugar Art

2013.12.16

In Situ Band-gap Tuning of Graphene Oxide

Open a Door to Developing High-Performance Nanoscale Devices Using New Carbon Materials

2013.12.04

Carbon dioxide "breathing phenomenon" found in clay minerals

Expectations for application to efficient carbon dioxide separation membranes, etc.

2013.12.02

Success in Fabrication of Three-dimensional Structure of Single-Element Quasicrystal

Expected to Contribute to Progress in Elucidating Stability of Quasicrystals and Finding New Properties Unique to Quasiperiodic Structure

2013.11.22

Orientation-controlled crystalline thin film of perovskite oxide successfully grown on a glass substrate

Use of two-dimensional nanosheets enables high-quality thin film orientation control that requires no single crystal substrate

2013.10.22

Development of High-Performance Oil Absorbent for Resources Development

Discovery of a New Method for Creating mesoporous Materials from Industrial Polymers

2013.10.16

NIMS Issues Metallographic Atlas of Long-term Crept Materials No. M-10

2013.10.10

Dye Absorption Structure of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Elucidated on Molecular Level

Success in Dye Absorption Structure Control

2013.09.23

Discovery of Ferroelectric Structural Phase Transition in a Metal Substance That Was Predicted to Be Theoretically Possible About a Half Century Ago

2013.09.20

Success in Developing an Oxide Semiconductor with a New Elemental Composition Having the Property of Stability

Oxide Film with New Elemental Composition that Enables Stable Production of High-definition Flat Panels

2013.09.18

World’s First Success in In Situ Tracking of Electrochemical Reactions at Solid/Liquid Interfaces by Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Expectation for Contribution to High-Performance Materials Design for Fuel Cells and Rechargeable Batteries

2013.09.09

Controlling the Size and Helicity of an Electron Magnetic vortex “Skyrmion”

Toward a Power-Saving Memory Device Using Skyrmions as Recoding Bits

2013.08.01

Success in Elucidating Reduction Reaction Mechanisms of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes, Using the K Computer

Leading the way in Computational Materials Design for Lithium-Ion Battery with Higher Performance and Better Safety

2013.07.29

Entanglement from Triangular Dots

2013.07.24

First Successful Development of High Performance Reversible Electrode Catalyst for Next-Generation Metal-Air Secondary Batteries

2013.07.23

NIMS and the Public Works Research Institute Conclude Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement

2013.07.17

Success in Development of Novel Chirality Sensing Technique Enabling Easy Determination of Optical Purity

High Potential as a Simple Technique for Ensuring Safety in Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals

2013.06.26

Theoretical Study Revealing Possibility of A Quantum Material To Transport Zero-Resistance Current Above Room Temperature

Discovery of Novel Topological Phenomenon and Quantum Functions

2013.06.18

Elucidation of Spin State of Conduction Electrons in Graphene

Opens the Way to Research on Spin Properties and Device Applications of Graphene and Other 2-Dimensional Materials

2013.06.17

Clarification of Dynamical Process of Aluminum Surface Oxidation

Solving a 20 Year Riddle of the Reaction Mechanism

2013.06.14

Smart Anticancer "Nanofiber Mesh"

Success in Inducing Natural Death of Epithelial Cancer Cells by Simultaneously Realizing Thermotherapy and Chemotherapy

2013.06.05

Development of Nonvolatile Liquid Anthracenes for Facile Full-Colour Luminescence Tuning

Application to Foldable Light-Emitting Devices Expected

2013.06.04

The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Denki Kagaku Kogyo (DENKA) Establish the "NIMS-DENKA Center of Excellence for Next Generation Materials"

Signing of Memorandum for Comprehensive Research Collaboration

2013.05.09

NIMS Conference 2013 and Announcement of NIMS Award 2013

Ceremony to present NIMS Award and an award-winning lecture to be held at NIMS Conference

2013.05.07

Novel Synthesis Technique for High Efficiency Conversion of Source Gas to Diamond

World's Highest Carbon (¹²C) Isotopic Ratio in Diamond Bulk Crystal

2013.04.29

Observation of skyrmions (magnetic vortex structures) in a ferromagnet with centrosymmetry

New knowledge for magnetic information technology

2013.04.23

Formation of Functionalized Nanowires by Control of Self-Assembly Using Multiple Modified Amyloid Peptides

2013.04.16

NIMS Issues Structural Materials Data Sheet Technical Document No. 19

2013.04.16

NIMS and JAXA Issues Data Sheet No. 20 on Space Use Materials

2013.04.16

NIMS Issues Creep Data Sheets No. 51A and No. 52A

2013.04.08

Development of Coating Method that Accelerates Bonding with Bone by 3 Times

Aiming at Reducing the Burden of Orthodontic Subperiosteal Devices on Dental Patients

2013.04.01

Appointment of Executive Vice Presidents at NIMS

2013.03.29

2D Organic Materials: World’s First Synthesis of Thiophene Nanosheets with 3.5nm Thickness

Promising Organic Electronics Thin Film Materials with Simple and Low Cost Manufacturing Process

2013.03.28

Discovery of New Gigantic Swelling Phenomenon of Layered Crystal Driven by Water

Potential to Open the Road to Elucidation of the Behavior of Water in Nanosheet Manufacturing Technology and Biological Phenomena

2013.03.27

Success in Observation of Swelling of Single-Particle of Silicon Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries during Charging Reaction

Reconsideration of Electrode Design of New Negative Electrode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

2013.03.01

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